Elementary Particles in a Finite World Geometry

H. R. Coish
Phys. Rev. 114, 383 – Published 1 April 1959
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Abstract

To account for the elementary particles a new physical geometry may be needed. A previous suggestion that this geometry may be finite is followed up by determining the representations of the orthogonal (Lorentzlike) group. Because of the existence of a new type of orthogonality-preserving transformation some of the representations are multiple-valued. A change of value is identified with a gauge transformation and electric charge is recognized as a certain number determining the many-valuedness of the representation. This charge number reverses sign under space inversion. The charged pions and sigma particles are correlated with some of the new representations.

  • Received 20 October 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.114.383

©1959 American Physical Society

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H. R. Coish

  • Mathematical Physics Department, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

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Vol. 114, Iss. 1 — April 1959

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